| Format: | Test Piece Contest |
|---|---|
| Test Piece: | Clive of India 1939 |
| Adjudicators: | Alfred Ashpole , Harold Hind |
| Venue: | Belle Vue (Kings Hall), Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK |
| Position | Band | Conductor | Draw | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bickershaw Colliery
|
William Haydock | 11 | 174 |
| 2 |
Creswell Colliery
|
Harold Moss | 7 | 171 |
| 3 |
Brighouse & Rastrick
|
Fred Berry | 12 | 169 |
| 4 |
ICI (Alkali)
|
Harry Mortimer | 5 | 168 |
| 5 |
City of Coventry
|
George Thompson | 4 | 161 |
| 6 |
Cadishead Public
|
Willie Wood | 8 | 159 |
| 7 |
Sankey's Castle Works
|
Fred Mortimer | 6 | |
|
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery
|
Albert Badrick | 1 | ||
|
Ransome & Marles
|
David Aspinall | 2 | ||
|
Platt's Moston Colliery
|
Unknown | 3 | ||
|
Nelson
|
Clarence Smith | 9 | ||
|
Grimethorpe Colliery
|
William Foster | 10 | ||
|
Pemberton Old
|
Stanley Rowe | 13 | ||
| W |
Crookhall Colliery
|
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| W |
Metropolitan Works
|
Prizes:
1st: £50 plus £2000 Gold Trophy plus "Sunday Chronicle" Trophy
2nd: £20
3rd: £15
4th: £10
5th: £5
A Gold Medal valued at 2 Guineas was presented to each prize winning band, with every member of such a band winning the First Prize for three years in a row, being awarded an individual Gold Medal.
After the last band played there was "a spectacular" Drumming Exhibition given by Mr R.H. Major of Coventry.